arcmapexportimportqgisshapefile
I have one question regarding export shapefiles from QGIS to import after to ArcMap 10.6. I export the shapefiles as Save data/ESRI shapefile. After when I try to upload in ArcMap this shapefile, I always got the same error: Could not upload the specific file.
The only difference between the shapefiles exported from QGIS is that instead of having .sbn and .sbx files, I have .qpj files.
Someone knows how to successfully exported in QGIS shapefiles for after importing to ArcMap?
Shapefiles are not XML files, they are binary files. If you're seeing a XML file with the ending .shp, it may not be the .shp file. ArcGIS can automatically create metadata files (files that contain information about the shapefile, such as the extent it covers, who made it, and when) for shapefiles, and saves that information as My_ShapeFile.shp.xml
When windows explorer sees that, it just shows the XML file as MyShapefile.shp, with the type of XML, which can be confusing. See:
In the above example from windows explorer, you can see both the My_Shapefile.shp.xml and My_Shapefile.shp listed as "My_Shapefile.shp" but in the "Type" field, one is an XML file (the metadata) and the other is the real shapefile that needs to be uploaded (shown as a "SHP File").
The lock file is just a file ArcMap creates to keep other people from trying to change the shapefile while you are opening it. It usually has a name based on the name of the computer you are using. You should be able to upload the file whether or not there is a lock file present.
Ended up getting help from ESRI on this. After recommending a complete reinstall, which did not fix it, here's what ended up working:
That easy.
ESRI definitely wanted to first establish that it was not a data/layer-specific issue, so I'd still recommend starting with the actions I described in my original post (with the exception of #4, which caused problems for me). I also tried loading one of the shapefiles distributed by ESRI to make sure it wasn't something I was doing with my layers.
Best Answer
Faced with the same problem, reducing the number of columns did the trick for me. I deleted all irrelevant columns with QGIS and then the shapefile was readable in ArcMAP too.